Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Alderman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1922No. Appeal, No. 118PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The defendant was indicted for transporting and having in his possession intoxicating liquor in violation of the provisions of the 20th and 21st sections of the Act of May 5,1921, P. L. 407, known as the Woner Act and was found guilty. It is claimed that the act is unconstitutional and that there is no valid law of the Commonwealth that makes any of the acts charged in the bill, indictable offenses.
The first attack on the act is that it violates article II, section 1 of the Constitution. As that article merely relates to the routine of legislation and is not within the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- National Prohibition CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Commonwealth v. VigliottiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Kilgore v. MageeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- Commonwealth v. SellersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Commonwealth v. VigliottiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Klein GoodsteinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Commonwealth v. GardnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- In re Pen-Mar Distilling Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Constitution Defense League v. Shannon, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1931